It's not an outburst of patriotism...it's about a sense of belonging. For one day, everybody is the same in Holland. Bright orange and barmy.

10th Annual Oregon Garden Brewfest

Noon- 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday, noon- 5 p.m. Sunday, Oregon Garden, Silverton; $15 for one day includes tasting glass, admission and 5 tickets; $35 for three days --- glass, admission and 10 tickets.$50 VIP package available. $5 for designated drivers, includes bottled water; $5 for minors 5 and older, minors allowed Sunday only. Cash only, ATM onsite. Parking at the Oregon Garden is $5 per car; free shuttles will be available to various locations in town. A shuttle is also available from AleWays Brewery Tours, leaving from The Grand Hotel in Salem for $15 per round-trip.Advance tickets available

Now in its tenth year, the Oregon Garden Brewfest is held in one of the most beautiful spots imaginable for a beer festival. This year, A record 65 breweries will each feature two beers (or ciders or meads), --- 130 in all. Breweries range from Seven Brides and Gilgamesh in Silverton’s backyard to breweries from around the state, the U.S. and the world. There are also games, activities, food vendors and live music. And if you need a break from the beer, take a leisurely stroll though Oregon Garden, 80 acres of some of the prettiest, most verdant scenery anywhere.

Roscoe's Belgian Beer Summit

2 p.m. Friday – Sunday, Roscoe's, 8105 S.E. Stark St.;

Talk to a brewer or a serious beer fan, and chances are good that he or she loves Belgian beers. They're complex and dimensional beers with vivid flavors that lie outside the spectrum of “normal” beers, but once you develop a taste and appreciation for Belgians, nothing can replace them --- and several Oregon breweries make wonderful Belgian-style beers, as you'll find at Roscoe's Fifth Annual Belgian Beer Summit, which celebrates Belgian and Belgian-style beers brewed all over the world. The featured beers include sour beers, quads, tripels, saisons, Belgian style IPAs and more: Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Peche 'n' Brett, a vintage keg of St. Bernardus Abt 12, Oakshire De Hoppho Belgian IPA, Breakside Kriek, Upright Steamroller, Double Mountain Flying Nun and many more. Plus, there'll be a few bottles of Cantillon being poured at the start of the event Friday. Ask your server, because they'll go fast. As always, taster trays will be available.

When the Netherlands welcomed King Willem-Alexander last year, its first male monarch since 1890, the event led to the annual Queen's Day being renamed as Kongingsdag, or King's Day. Whatever the name, the April celebration includes parties, parades, concerts, food, widespread wearing of orange and, of course, beer. As Wikipedia says, “It's not an outburst of patriotism...it's about a sense of belonging. For one day, everybody is the same in Holland. Bright orange and barmy."

Two of Portland's best beer spots will drink to that with a tasting of several Dutch beers at Belmont Station (and a couple of Dutch beers on draft in the Biercafe) and, at Bazi, a special Dutch tasting tray including beers from two famous breweries: La Trappe and Urthel. The Dutch sampler trays will be available for $12. Each flight consists of 4 - 5 oz pours. Complimentary “King’s Day” t-shirts will be available with every Dutch sampler tray purchase while supplies last, along with beads, crowns and other brewery swag. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange.

The Commons Brewery

Barrel-Aged Tasting

3-7 p.m. Sunday, Uptown Market, 6620 S.W. Scholls Fy. Rd.;

Uptown Market's special tasting features some great barrel aged beer including

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) hosts a series of AHA Rallies across the country to give homebrewers the chance to check out some of their local breweries and connect with other beer enthusiasts and homebrewers in their area. In Portland, the faithful will gather at Green Dragon & Buckman Botanical Brewery, to participate in a homebrew competition, meet brewery staff, sample Buckman beers and win great prizes from the brewery and the AHA. For the competition, homebrewers will vote for their favorite guest-provided beers.